St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEWERS.

Sealed proposals for the construction
of sewers and appurtenanceS in the city
OF BralneId, Minnesota, from the Miss
ISSIppl river to Ninth street on Laurel
street; on Sixth street from Laurel
street to Oak street, and on Broadway
from Laurel street to Pierre street. will
be received by the City Council Of the
city Of Brainerd, at the city hall, Brain
ard, Mimi, until 7:30 o'clock p. NJ, of
the 1st day of August A. ID. 1887, at
which hour the bids will be publicly
opened and read.
Bidders are required to state in their
proposals, their names and places of
residence; also that their proposals are
made without any connection with any
other person OF persons making any
proposal for the above work; that they
are i'll all respects fair and without col
fusion or fraud; and that no person or
persons acting i'll any official capacity
WhOtever for the city of Brainard is di-
rectly or Indirectly interested therein,
or i'll any portion of the profits thereof.
Each proposal shall be signed by the
bidder, and accompanied by a bond Of
10 per cent. of the sum total of the bid
conditioned for the execution of the con-
tract within the time specified in this
notice, i'll case the bid be accepted. The
pOSal and for the contract, must be sat
iSfactOry to the Council of the city of
Brainerd. No bid will be considered
which has not responsible SuretieS upon
its accompanying bond.
A certified check for 1000, PAYABLE
to the order of the city of Brain
erd. and deposited with the City
Clerk, will be accepted in
place Of Sureties upon the bond, if the
certificate and bond for that case are
properly executed. Blank forms for
the purpose will be properly furnished
on application to the City Clerk.
The person or persons to whom the
contact may be awarded will be re-
quired to attend at the cO&ncil chamber
with the sureties offered by him Or
them, and execute the contract within
ten days from the date of notice of the
award, and i'll case of failure or neglect
so to do, he or they will be considered
to have abandoned it, and as i'll default
to the city Of Brainerd.
The right to decline all proposals is
reserved, if deemed necessary for the
interests of the city.
The Engineers estimate of work and
materials by which the bids will be
tested is as follows, viz:
5000 IineaI feet of pipe. sewer.
from 12 to Is inches in diameter.
z flush tanks.
Fl Eman-h0IeS.
z IamP-hOleS.
10000 yards sand excavation.
These quantities are to be considered
as only approximate, and given
merely as basis Of comparison.
The City Council expressly reserves
the right of increasing or diminishing
the same as may be deemed necessary
by the Engineer. Proposals should be
addressed City Clerk, City Of Brain
erd, Minn.," and marked Sewer Pro-
poSalS."
The proposals must be made upon
blanks furnished by the City Council,
and all proposals will be considered as
informal which are not in all respects
i'll conformity with this notice.
The form of agreement, including the
specification, and showing the mode of
payment for the work, can be seen at
at the office of the City Engineer.
The work must be finished and de-
livered up to the city of Brainerd on or
before the 1st day of November, 1887.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY OF BRAIN
CERD, July u2O, 1887.
A. E. TAYLOR,
Chairman of Special Committee of the
Council of City Of Brainerd.
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